Deanman
Apprentice
Hi all,
I brewed my second BIAB effort, a Bell's Two Hearted IPA, all went well on brew day except I missed the target OG of 1.068, instead I got 1.060. I also had more wort than would fit in my carboy, so I know I need to adjust the water volume I start with.
I recently got a free working refrigerator, bought a temp controller for it, used a tiny electric dry z air for a heater, and the batch has been fermenting along at 67 degrees for 4 days now. All well and good.
However, the fermentation is crazy active. It looks like a lava lamp, almost like it's being agitated. There are bubbles coming out of the airlock every couple seconds, which is normal, but I've never seen such activity in the carboy. Seriously, it looks a lot like a lava lamp.
So, should I go ahead and rack it to secondary or wait until things settle down? And is this "normal" for it to be so active?
Seems to me the whole point is to get the wort off the trub and crap at the bottom of the carboy, and if it's all still swimming around I'll just transfer it into the secondary.
I appreciate any feedback.
Thanks, Dean
I brewed my second BIAB effort, a Bell's Two Hearted IPA, all went well on brew day except I missed the target OG of 1.068, instead I got 1.060. I also had more wort than would fit in my carboy, so I know I need to adjust the water volume I start with.
I recently got a free working refrigerator, bought a temp controller for it, used a tiny electric dry z air for a heater, and the batch has been fermenting along at 67 degrees for 4 days now. All well and good.
However, the fermentation is crazy active. It looks like a lava lamp, almost like it's being agitated. There are bubbles coming out of the airlock every couple seconds, which is normal, but I've never seen such activity in the carboy. Seriously, it looks a lot like a lava lamp.
So, should I go ahead and rack it to secondary or wait until things settle down? And is this "normal" for it to be so active?
Seems to me the whole point is to get the wort off the trub and crap at the bottom of the carboy, and if it's all still swimming around I'll just transfer it into the secondary.
I appreciate any feedback.
Thanks, Dean